decennium

American  

[dih-sen-ee-uhm] / dɪˈsɛn i əm /

noun

• decenniums,
  plural
• decennia
  plural

1. a period of ten years; a decade.

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decennium British  

/ dɪˈsɛnɪəm /

noun

1. a less common word for decade

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• decennia
  plural
• decenniums
  plural

Etymology

Origin of decennium

From Latin, dating back to 1675–85; see origin at decennial

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

decennium decennia

The Apple of 2010, at the end of its decennium mirabilis, had a record of hardware innovation no other electronics firm could match.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2022

You must see that congruity requires the semi-centenary, and that Sir Walter was a full decennium behind-hand.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. by Various

Most of the papers of this decennium deal with vertebrate morphology, and are more or less connected with his former researches, but in one respect, at least, he broke quite fresh ground.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 by Thomas Henry Huxley

He was occupied actively with teaching, but the dominant feature of the decennium was his assumption of the Darwinian doctrines.

From Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work by P. Chalmers (Peter Chalmers) Mitchell

And no marriage, except where both, for the whole decennium, have earned their living by work that the State recognizes.'

From The Odd Women by George Gissing

During the decennia which immediately followed, Jewish history was practically absorbed in vain attempts to restore the old Hasmonaean kingdom.

From Prolegomena by Julius Wellhausen